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Christian Zyp interviews Lowell Dean (director/writer) DARK MATCH, filmed in Edmonton and a finalist for the Edmonton FIlm Prize 2025. You can see DARK MATCH as part of NorthWest Film Festival (NWFF) Mon May 12th @ 9:30pm at Metro Cinema.

In DARK MATCH, Miss Behave and her fellow wrestlers reach a creepy destination for an unsanctioned car. They realize too late that the weekend won’t go as planned. Once the event begins, Miss and her friends are pitted against each other, one at a time, in a kill or be killed event that’s part gladiator match, part ritual sacrifice.

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Instagram: @darkmatchmovie

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Christian Zyp interviews Morgan Evans (director/writer) and Patrick Noth (actor/writer) abou their film MICRO BUDGET. See it as part of NorthWest Film Fest Saturday May 10th at 9:30 pm at the Metro Cinema. 

MICRO BUDGET revolves around wannabe filmmaker Terry (Patrick Noth) on the cusp of discovering he's about to be a father. So, he does what any other sane person would do. He moves himself and his nine-month pregnant wife from Iowa to Los Angeles to shoot a low-budget indie movie and sell it to a streamer for a "f**k-ton of money." Documented by his cousin Devin's behind-the-scenes camera crew, Terry suddenly finds that his beliefs about diversity, the #MeToo movement, and what technically qualifies as an adequately financed film production put him at odds with anyone who meets him. This mockumentary features Bobby Moynihan, Chris Parnell, Maria Bamford, Carla Jimenez, Nichole Sakura and a very special cameo.

INSTAGRAM @microbudgetmovie

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Christian Zyp interviews Fern Levitt (director) about her documentary LUCY: THE STOLEN LIVES OF ELEPHANTS. It screens as part of NorthWest Film Fest Tuesday May 13th, 2025 at 7:00 pm aat Metro Cinema. 

LUCY: THE STOLEN LIVES OF ELEPHANTS does focus on the elephant currently living in captivity at the Edmonton Valley Zoo, but it also examines how this happens and how detrimental it is to the animals. Lucy has been a focal point of controversy for decades. Activists, including many well-known celebrities, have advocated for Lucy to be moved to a sanctuary in Tennessee. All the while, the Valley Zoo continues to stress that due to Lucy's fragile health, she could die during transport. This impassioned documentary exposes the overall impact of keeping elephants in zoos through several interrelated stories, Lucy's story acting as the film's emotional core. 

NorthWest Film Fest: https://www.northwestfest.ca/films-2025-backend/lucy-the-stolen-life
Film Website: https://lucythestolenlivesofelephants.com/learn-more
Instagram: @lucythestolenlivesofelephants
Facebook: Lucy: The Stole Lives of Elephants
TikTok: @lucytheelephant

Christian Zyp interviews Su Chau & Sean Tse (Festival Co-Directors) about the FascinAsian Film Festival taking place May 9th - 11th, 2025 at the Landmark CIty Centre Cinemas. 

This is the first time the FascinAsian Film Festival is being showcased in Edmonton. It is a culturally specific film festival based in the Prairie provinces. The festival celebrates Asian contributions to the film and media landscape and aims to showcase the talents of Asian-Canadian and Asian-American artists in film. FAFF has 4 feature films (LUCKY STAR, PAPER FLOWERS, 7 BEATS PER MINUTE and NEW WAVE) as well as 15 Short films.

Schedule & Tickets: https://fffyeg2025.eventive.org/schedule
Instagram:  @fascinasianedmonton
Facebook: FascinAsian Film Festival - Edmonton

Lucas Anders interviews Joel Potrykus (director/writer/actor) about his new film VULCANIZADORA. See the Alberta Premiere as part of the Calgary Underground Film Festival (CUFF) on Saturday April 26th, 2025 at 4:15 pm at the Globe CInema. 

A heavy metal slacker comedy, VULCANIZADORA cascades into an existential nightmare and journey through themes of friendship, guilt, and contemplations of mortality. Two friends trudge through a Michigan forest with the intention of following through on a disturbing pact. After they fail, one of them must return home to deal with the legal and emotional repercussions. Director and star Joel Potrykus (BUZZARD, THE ALCHEMIST COOKBOOK, and CUFF 2018 Secret Screening RELAXER) serves up another deliciously dark film, and possibly the most well-realized culmination of the themes featured throughout his body of work. The Tribeca and Fantasia Film Festival selected film is a masterful combination of jet-black humour and psychological horror.

Christian Zyp interviews Fredrick Kroetsch (director/producer) and Daniel Ennett (director/producer) about their 6 episode documentary series CRIP TRIP. See in on Accessibility Media Inc. AMI+ is a free, accessible streaming platform offering original, entertaining and inclusive content relating to the disability community. The series premieres April 25th, 2025.

CRIP TRIP is a docu-series revolving around Daniel Ennett, a bilateral amputee, and his best friend, fellow filmmaker Fredrick Kroetsch. While on the road to visit other disabled activists and artists, they explore the struggles of living with disabilities and the stress of being a caretaker.

AIM + Website: amiplus.ca/welcome
Instagram @criptrip
Facebook @criptrip

Christian Zyp interviews Dean Alioto (dir/writer), Eric Tabach (actor). Gabriel Rush (actor) and Kaikane (actor) about the film THE LAST PODCAST. See the International Premiere as part of the Calgary Underground Film Festival (CUFF) on Sat April 26th, 2025 @ 9:45 pm at the Globe Cinema.  Director Dean Alioto, producer Ali Widdoes and cast Kaikane & Gabriel Rush in attendance for a Q&A after the screening. 

THE LAST PODCAST is a dark comedy about a skeptic podcaster desperate for subscribers who lands the ultimate guest — an actual ghost — but keeping the afterlife on-air comes with killer consequences. Young and ambitious, Charlie and his podcast "ParaNormalcy" take the piss out of those who believe in ghosts. His girlfriend Brie wishes he wasn't so mean-spirited about debunking spirits, but Charlie's humorous sardonic style is what his burgeoning audience loves about him. All this changes with a text from Duncan – a University junior professor who claims he can scientifically prove there's no afterlife.

iNSTAGRAM: @thelastpodcastmovie  
@kaiiikane
@deanalito
@erictabach

Lucas Anders interviews Jim Hosking (writer/director) about his new feature EBONY & IVORY. See the Canadian Premiere at the Calgary International Film Festival (CUFF) Saturday April 19th at 6:45 pm at the Globe Cinema. Director Jim Hosking, and actors Sky Elobar & Gil Gex will be in attendance for a post screening Q&A.

You all know the song EBONY & IVORY. If you don't... Imagine two musical legends convene at a remote Scottish cottage to discuss a potential collaboration that may unite an entire generation.Stevie (Gil Gex, DANGEROUS MEN), a blind musical legend, sails to the Mull Of Kintyre to visit Paul (Sky Elobar, star of THE GREASY STRANGLER), another musical icon. What results is a tense summit to discuss a potential collaboration that will ultimately result in a Global Number One smash hit single. EBONY AND IVORY offers a highly fictionalized account of the first meeting between Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder as they get to know each other with the hope of sparking a future collaboration. Director and writer of the cult-sensation THE GREASY STRANGLER and the CUFF 2018 Opening Night Film AN EVENING WITH BEVERLY LUFF LINN, CUFF favourite Jim Hosking returns to the festival with his latest deadpan absurdist indie comedy.

INSTAGRAM: @jimhosking
https://www.jimhosking.com

Christian Zyp interviews Joe Keithley (D.O.A.) & Scott Crawford (director) about the documentary SOMETHING BETTER CHANGE. See the International Premiere as part of the Calgary Underground Film Festival (CUFF) on Saturday April 19th @ 4:30 pm at the Globe Cinema. 

The story of D.O.A. frontman Joey “Shithead” Keithley, who transitioned from a punk activist musician to politician when he was elected for the Green Party in Burnaby, BC. In 2018, punk icon Joe Keithley turned art into life by winning a council seat in his Vancouver hometown. When he ran for reelection in 2022, his campaign demonstrated how music can still affect change, even in these surreal times. SOMETHING BETTER CHANGE documents Keithley's 40+ year journey as an activist musician in Canada’s most iconic punk band, and how it informs him as a Green Party politician today.

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/somethingbetterchange

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/somethingbetterchange_doc

Lucas Anders interviews Catherine Léger (writer/producer) about the film TWO WOMEN (Deux Femmes En Or). See it the Alberta Premiere as part of the Calgary Underground Film Festival (CUFF) Sunday April 20th, 2025 @ 1:30 pm OR Wednesday April 23rd, 2025 @ 7:00 pm at the Globe Cinema.

TWO WOMEN focuses on struggling mothers grappling with unfulfilled expectations and societal pressures when one's unexpected affair sparks a reevaluation of their lives and priorities. Violette and Florence no longer understand what is happening to them. Respectively, on maternity leave and off work, one is on edge, the other no longer feels anything. The neighbours are both filled with a feeling of failure: despite their careers and families, they are not happy. Florence’s first infidelity with is a revelation. In a context where having fun is very low on the list of priorities, sleeping with a delivery guy is perhaps downright revolutionary. For Violette and Florence, it will be the breath of fresh air they were hoping for. From acclaimed Quebec filmmaker Chloé Robichaud (HERD LEADER, SARAH PREFERS TO RUN), the fun and sexy alternative rom-com was a stand-out at Sundance 2025.